HecateHecate

Christopher NewellChristopher NewellKatie ColipKatie Colip

Nevada DrollingerNevada DrollingerMeg CrossMeg Cross

-Triple goddess (three Triple goddess (three forms)forms)

-Chthonic deity Chthonic deity (consort of Hermes)(consort of Hermes)

-Virgin goddessVirgin goddess

-Goddess of the Goddess of the crossroadscrossroads

-Later, goddess of Later, goddess of magic, night, and magic, night, and witchcraftwitchcraft

-Roman name: TriviaRoman name: Trivia

-Daughter of the Titans Perses Daughter of the Titans Perses and Asteria, sister to Letoand Asteria, sister to Leto

-One of the Titans that joined One of the Titans that joined with Zeuswith Zeus

-Mentioned in the Mentioned in the TheogonyTheogony as as honoured by Zeus “above all”honoured by Zeus “above all”

-Given a share of earth and sea, Given a share of earth and sea, and honoured in heavenand honoured in heaven

-According to Harry Thurston According to Harry Thurston Peck’s Peck’s Harpers Dictionary of Harpers Dictionary of Classical AntiquitiesClassical Antiquities, she , she represented divine power and the represented divine power and the gods’ willgods’ will

-Invoked in all sacrifices Invoked in all sacrifices and ritesand rites

-Statues and images Statues and images found in homes and by found in homes and by the sides of roadsthe sides of roads

-Attributes are the dogs Attributes are the dogs of the Styx, three bodies of the Styx, three bodies holding different items holding different items such as snakes, torches, such as snakes, torches, keys, and daggerskeys, and daggers

-Associated and Associated and confused at times with confused at times with Artemis and PersephoneArtemis and Persephone

-Associated with the myth of Associated with the myth of Jason and the ArgonautsJason and the Argonauts

-teacher of Medea, who used -teacher of Medea, who used her powers to help and enact her powers to help and enact her revenge on Jasonher revenge on Jason

-Sometimes depicted in the Sometimes depicted in the myth of the rape of myth of the rape of PersephonePersephone

-comforted Demeter while -comforted Demeter while the goddess was distressedthe goddess was distressed

-sometimes said to be the -sometimes said to be the one that guided Kore to one that guided Kore to DemeterDemeter

- Also known for killing the Giant - Also known for killing the Giant Klytios with her torchesKlytios with her torches

-In later times, Hecate In later times, Hecate became less a goddess of became less a goddess of the crossroads and wild the crossroads and wild areas and more associated areas and more associated with magic and with magic and witchcraft, especially in witchcraft, especially in pop culture (Buffy the pop culture (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and neo-Vampire Slayer) and neo-paganismpaganism

-Sometimes, she is even Sometimes, she is even viewed as evil or a demon viewed as evil or a demon in modern timesin modern times

-Little can be drawn from Little can be drawn from Hecate’s role as goddess of Hecate’s role as goddess of crossroadscrossroads

-Most parallels are due to her Most parallels are due to her role as goddess of witchcraft role as goddess of witchcraft and magicand magic

-Lilith of Sumerian-Hebrew Lilith of Sumerian-Hebrew myth is a sorceress as well, myth is a sorceress as well, involved with power, namely, involved with power, namely, trying to take it from Adamtrying to take it from Adam

-Isis of Egyptian myth uses Isis of Egyptian myth uses magic as well, especially in magic as well, especially in her quest to restore her her quest to restore her husband to lifehusband to life

-Freya of Norse myth was Freya of Norse myth was also counted as a sorceress also counted as a sorceress and user of shamanic magic, and user of shamanic magic, even teaching it to Odineven teaching it to Odin

Isis

Lilith

Freya

SourcesSources

-http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atexthttp://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0062%3Aid%3Dhecate%3A1999.04.0062%3Aid%3Dhecate

-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecatehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecate

-http://www.loggia.com/myth/hekate.htmlhttp://www.loggia.com/myth/hekate.html

-http://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Hekate.htmlhttp://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Hekate.html

-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freyahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freya

-http://www.pantheon.orghttp://www.pantheon.org

-Hesiod’s Hesiod’s TheogonyTheogony